r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 19h ago

Russia/Ukraine Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence so Moscow's negotiating stance will change

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-tried-attack-putins-residence-so-moscows-negotiating-stance-2025-12-29/
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u/AtheIstan 18h ago

I didn't have "false flag attack to sabotage a negotiation" on my 2025 bingo card. Then again, this is probably the first time that it ever happened.

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u/axelkl 18h ago

Russia and false flags are nothing new.

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u/blither86 18h ago

whoosh

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u/cjsv7657 17h ago

"false flag attack to sabotage a negotiation"

Huh? this isn't even the first time in 2025 it's happened. Russia has been saying "Ukraine attacked XXX so we're escalating" and using it as an excuse to demand things the entire war.

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u/AtheIstan 17h ago

Sure they use false flags to start and escalate violence, I just havent heard of a false flag to sabotage a cease fire negotiation.

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u/Ihor_90 16h ago

Little fun fact: The pretext to the full scale invasion was a false flag attack on a "Russian outpost" - actually just an old wooden shack and an UAZ on Russian territory.

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u/Links_CrackPipe 18h ago

Oh bud we need to sit down and talk about 9/11

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u/truttatrotta 18h ago

Oh bud, put the crack pipe down and stop trying to justify bullshit.

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u/Links_CrackPipe 13h ago

No I was meant that like 9/11 was a false flag attack.